Evelyn “Evie” Faye Moller, 93, of Wessington, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, from complications following a fall at Prairie View Healthcare Center in Woonsocket. 

Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Visitation, with her family present, will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday.

Evelyn Chercus was born Nov. 8, 1931, in Hand County, Rose Hill Township to Alex and Alice (Metschke) Chercus. She lived nearly all her life on a ranch southwest of Wessington. Evie married Gene Moller April 8, 1951. To this union, six children were born. 

Evie was an outdoor gal who liked working with animals and gardening. Evie enjoyed bird watching, knitting, crocheting, sewing, and taking back roads when traveling.

Evie worked as a substitute teacher in Hand and Beadle counties for 10 years. She then worked at the Good Samaritan Center in Miller for 10 years. Due to a back injury, she then worked at the Wessington School as a paraprofessional for 10 years. She served as Rose Hill Township treasurer for many years and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wessington.

Evie is survived by her children, Lynn (Peggy) Moller, Randy (Rose Nelson) Moller, Brenda (Eldon) Broer, Lee Moller, Lori Moller Boomsma; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Sonya McDonald.

Evie was preceded in death by her husband, Gene; infant daughter, Christy; brother, Lloyd Chercus; sister, Edna Sturges; parents, Alex and Alice Chercus; in-laws, Ed and Alma Moller; and son-in-law, Leon Boomsma.

Wallis “Wally” Warren Wells, 86, passed away on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Sturgis.

Interment will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis at a later date.  A celebration of his life is planned for July 19, in Woonsocket. His online guestbook is at blackhillsfuneralhome.com.

He was born July 19, 1938 to Charles and Claribel Wells in Woonsocket. When his mother moved to Canton in 1950, he stayed with Oscar and Georgie Strand in rural Woonsocket where he attended school and graduated from Woonsocket High in 1958. He excelled in every sport during his time in school, setting several school records in football, baseball, track, and basketball and receiving several All-State Honors. He received a full athletic scholarship to the University of South Dakota to play football. In 1960, he joined the Air Force and was stationed at Lackland AFB in Texas where he met and married Gayle Boyd.  They had two children, Taffey (George) Iskandar and Tab (Esther) Wells.  In 1972, he married Phyllis Loecker, and they had four children, Jeff (Lisa) Loecker-Wells, Shanna (Jeff) Warden, Jeremy (Amanda) Wells and Chris (Loni) Wells.  He married Cheryll Jenniges in 2022 after many  years of partnership together.

Over the years, he had several careers including sales and as a small business owner. He enjoyed being outdoors tending to his cows and horses and returning to his roots in Woonsocket each summer.

Wally is survived by his wife, Cheryll Jenniges-Wells; sisters, Bonnie (Roland) Dant and Betty (Tom) Wolterman; all his children, 16 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Lyle; and sisters, Rita, Esther, and Darlene.